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From: andrew@hammer.UUCP (Andrew Klossner)
Newsgroups: net.consumers,net.cooks,net.veg
Subject: Re: Restaurants Using Non-Dairy Creamers
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Date: Mon, 10-Feb-86 18:28:46 EST
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	"Actually, there's a fairly easy and very graphic way to
	convince most people that garbage isn't edible -- burn it.
	Yes, it's flameable.  So if the waiter gives you any flack for
	wanting real milk, simply ask for a match.  Open the chemical
	container.  Light the match.  Pour the powder over the match
	and watch the beautiful puff of flame!"

This seems to rest on an unstated assumption that any edible powdered
food mustn't be flammable.  I should think the opposite would be the
case.  If I encountered, say, flour or cornstarch that couldn't be
ignited in this way, I would be pretty worried.

Actually, the powdered non-dairy creamers contain more real food
(mostly whey, which comes from milk) than liquid non-dairy creamers.
Now, if I could get a LIQUID creamer to burn ...

  -=- Andrew Klossner   (decvax!tektronix!tekecs!andrew)       [UUCP]
                        (tekecs!andrew.tektronix@csnet-relay)  [ARPA]